Rudolf Hrušínský

A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel.

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very...

An evocation of the childhood memories of Bohumil Hrabal in his provincial town of Nymburk, dominated by the local brewery.

In this movie, TV sets are full of life. If a person is in TV (e.g. because it was filmed on the street) it has a double that's right in the TV set. This double needs energy from the true character to survive. Each time, the real ...

Eighteen-year-old Maruska's first love and heartbreak. Her grandfather Vlastimil reunites with long-lost Libuska. Generational perspectives on love: youthful romance, midlife crisis, rediscovery in old age. Marijuana subplot with ...